Garage Door Belt Loose

Next jump the belt at the sprocket pulley at the opener 2 notches on the belt.

Garage door belt loose. I loose power. I recently replaced our chain driven garage door opener which functioned fine for 9 years with a chamberlain myq opener which runs off of a belt instead. The manual does not indicate how to solve this problem. In order to fix this you ll want to make small changes to the close limit setting until the door opener knows to stop once the door has reached the floor.

The belt should still have a little slack when the door is closed. This is not a goodbye video i need to step back to figure out more content for my youtube channel. If i wiggle the door the light will go. When opening the door the belt on the non pulling side is very loose.

However you may have to adjust the travel slightly. Tim the belt needs to be loosened at the trolley with the door closed. Accessories and parts 28 belt kits 28 parts 28 brackets and hardware 1 apply. The chamberlain group inc.

Replace the main gear drive if the garage door opener makes a grinding noise but the door doesn t move your main drive gear is probably toast. This would reduce the slack and less tension on the belt. Replacing the belt can add years of additional operation to your belt drive garage door opener. The full product line includes residential garage door openers and related garage and home accessories.

Brand new chamberlain garage door opener with excessive slack in belt drive. The average life of a belt drive garage door ranges from 7 to 10 years with some which will need belt changing after only a few years while others might not for nearly two decades it depends on the quality of the product. Check to see if the chain or belt drive seem loose as this can cause jerky garage door movements and loud sounds. Refer to your garage door operator maintenance manual for assistance.

The main drive gear is the plastic gear that comes in direct contact with the worm drive gear on the motor. If your garage door is closing fully and then reversing to open again then it may be due to a problem with the close limit switch. A belt drive garage door opener uses a rubber belt instead of chain links to open the garage door this makes it relatively soundless compared to its chain counterpart. Belt kit 10.

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